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No. 3 Buckeyes Capture ITA Kick-Off Championship – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/29/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Jan. 29, 2012
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The third-ranked Ohio State men’s tennis team (5-0) downed No. 29 Indiana (3-2) 4-0 Sunday in the championship match of the 2012 ITA Kick-Off Weekend at the Varsity Tennis Center in Columbus. With the victory, the Buckeyes will be one of 16 teams to compete at the 2012 ITA National Team Indoor Championship Feb. 17-20 in Charlottesville, Va. The University of Virginia will serve as hosts.
It is the sixth-consecutive season the Buckeyes have advanced to the National Indoors under head coach Ty Tucker.
Ille Van Engelen clinched the victory for Ohio State for the second-consecutive match after a 6-1, 7-6 win on court five vs. Indiana’s Alastair Barnes. Van Engelen is 5-0 on the season in singles matches.
The Buckeyes beat No. 44 Cornell 5-1 and the Hoosiers defeated No. 28 Notre Dame 4-1 Saturday in the first round of the tournament in order to reach the title match.
Ohio State moves to 44-39 all-time against Indiana. Under Tucker’s tutelage, the Buckeyes are 12-2 vs. their Big Ten foe, with all 12 victories occurring consecutively dating back to the 2000-01 season.
In doubles, Chase Buchanan and Blaz Rola, the nation’s top-seeded pair, were the first duo to finish, wrapping up an 8-3 victory over Indiana’s Isade Juneau and Jeremy Langer. The Buckeyes went on to grab the doubles point after 15th-ranked Devin McCarthy and Ille Van Engelen defeated Josh MacTaggart and Barnes 8-2.
Peter Kobelt gave the Buckeyes a 2-0 advantage after beginning singles action with a straight set 6-3, 6-3 triumph vs. Stephen Vogl. Smith defeated Indiana’s Will Kendall 7-5, 6-0 at the No. 6 position. Van Engelen came away with the fourth point on court five shortly after to end the match.
With the win against the Hoosiers, the Buckeyes have now won 133 consecutive matches in Columbus, dating back to the 2002-03 season. The netters also boast an impressive 203-13 record since the 2005-06 season.
Following a nonconference match vs. Toledo Sunday night at 6 p.m., the Buckeyes continue their demanding spring slate at 6 p.m., Feb. 3 against No. 12 Pepperdine at the Varsity Tennis Center.
Break Points:
- The Buckeyes have won 12 consecutive matches vs. the Hoosiers. They are 44-39 all-time vs. Indiana and 12-2 under Tucker.
- As the No. 3 ranked team nationally, Ohio State is 67-2.
- Ohio State has won 133 consecutive home matches, dating back to the 2002-03 season.
- The Buckeyes have been victorious in 22 of their previous 23 matches (the only loss occurred in the 2011 NCAA semifinals vs. No. 1 Virginia).
- Since 2001, Ohio State is 250-36 when ranked in the ITA Top 25. That mark improves to 203-13 from the 2005-06 season onward.
- The Buckeyes have been ranked in the ITA Top 10 for 167-consecutive matches (beginning March 7, 2006).
- Ohio State has won 79 consecutive Big Ten Conference matches.
Tennis Match Results
No. 3 Ohio State 4, No. 29 Indiana 0
Jan 29, 2012 at Columbus, Ohio
(Varsity Tennis Center)
Singles
1. #5 Blaz Rola (OSU) vs. Isade Juneau (IND) 6-7, 2-3, unfinished
2. #28 Chase Buchanan (OSU) vs. Josh MacTaggart (IND) 6-2, 5-3, unfinished
3. Nelson Vick (OSU) vs. Jeremy Langer (IND) 5-7, 1-2, unfinished
4. Peter Kobelt (OSU) def. Stephen Vogl (IND) 6-3, 6-3
5. #116 Ille Van Engelen (OSU) def. Alastair Barnes (IND) 6-1, 7-6
6. #123 Connor Smith (OSU) def. Will Kendall (IND) 7-5, 6-0
Doubles
1. #1 Chase Buchanan/Blaz Rola (OSU) def. Isade Juneau/Jeremy Langer (IND) 8-3
2. #15 Ille Van Engelen/Devin McCarthy (OSU) def. Josh MacTaggart/Alastair Barnes (IND) 8-2|
3. Peter Kobelt/Connor Smith (OSU) vs. Will Kendall/Stephen Vogl (IND) 3-7, unfinished
Match Notes:
Indiana 3-2; National ranking #29
Ohio State 5-0; National ranking #3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (4,6,5)
ITA Kick-Off Championship Match
Ohio State advances to National Indoor
Official: Vince Solomon T-2:30
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